Expressing Islam : : Religious Life and Politics in Indonesia / / ed. by Greg Fealy, Sally White.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• MitwirkendeR: Anshor, Maria Ulfah,; Antonio, Muhammad Syafii,; Bush, Robin,; Fealy, Greg,; Hoesterey, James B.,; Hosen, Nadirsyah,; Howell, Julia Day,; Juoro, Umar,; Millie, Julian,; Quinn, George,; Ricklefs, M.C.,; Sakai, Minako,; Ward, Ken,; White, Sally,; Wilson, Ian Douglas,
• HerausgeberIn: Fealy, Greg,; White, Sally,
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2008]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (332 p.)

As the forces of globalisation and modernisation buffet Islam and other world religions, Indonesia’s 200 million Muslims are expressing their faith in ever more complex ways. Celebrity television preachers, internet fatwa services, mass religious rallies in soccer stadiums, glossy jihadist magazines, Islamic medical treatments, alms giving via mobile phone and electronic sharia banking services are just some of the manifestations of a more consumer-oriented approach to Islam which interact with and sometimes replace other, more traditional expressions of the faith. This book examines some of the myriad ways in which Islam is being expressed in contemporary Indonesian life and politics. Authored by leading authorities on Indonesian Islam, it gives fascinating insights into such topics as the marketisation of Islam, contemporary pilgrimage, the rise of mass preachers, gender and Islamic politics, online fatwa, current trends among Islamist vigilante and criminal groups, and recent developments in Islamic banking and microfinance.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary -- 1. Introduction -- Part I. Expressing Personal Piety -- 2. Consuming Islam: Commodified Religion and Aspirational Pietism in Contemporary Indonesia -- 3. Modulations of Active Piety: Professors and Televangelists as Promoters of Indonesian ‘Sufisme’ -- 4. Throwing Money at the Holy Door: Commercial Aspects of Popular Pilgrimage in Java -- 5. ‘Spiritual Meal’ or Ongoing Project ? The Dilemma of Dakwah Oratory -- 6. Marketing Morality: The Rise, Fall and Rebranding of Aa Gym -- Part II. Political, Social and Legal Expressions of Islam -- 7. Religion, Politic s and Social Dynamics in Java: Historical and Contemporary Rhymes -- 8. Islam and Gender in Contemporary Indonesia: Public Discourses on Duties, Rights and Morality -- 9. Online Fatwa in Indonesia: From Fatwa Shopping to Googling a Kiai -- 10. Regional Sharia Regulations in Indonesia: Anomaly or Symptom? -- 11. ‘As Long as It’s Halal’: Islamic Preman in Jakarta -- 12. Indonesian Terrorism : From Jihad to Dakwah? -- Part III. The Islamic Economy -- 13. The Development of Islamic Banking in the Post-crisis Indonesian Economy -- 14. Islamic Microfinance Initiatives to Enhance Small and Mediumsized Enterprises -- 15. Community Development through Islamic Microfinance : Serving the Financial Needs of the Poor in a Vi able Way -- Index